Buddha Belly Deli

We had the phở dip sandwich, sloppy joe fries, mochiko chicken sandwich, and the chicken katsu club with Thai tea and jones Soda… Everything was delicious !!! The owners were super friendly !!! A must for locals … Loved it!

We had the Phở Dip (winnahs), bibimbap burrito (dabomb), sloppy Joe fries (addicting), and Thai tea (aight). Was surprisingly good! Phở Dip sandwich was like eating the regular phở but more tasty. Bibimbap burrito had very good marinated short rib meat. Was winnahs.
Service was friendly, they played local Hawaii jams too. We will be back to try more of the menu cause it all looked so good. Until next time…

You will not get a Buddha’s belly here.
What happened?
Horrible customer service, and the food to match.
Story time: I now know the cashier’s friend, a wannabe baller, whose big talk about being all that in the club, who claims, as he touches first his «hard pecs» (man boobs) then his «guns» (bingo wings) to pick up 10’s even if his overweight a$$ would offend even a 3. Not to mention clubs on the Strip are to cheap his taste because bottle service was only $ 1,000. Yawn. Thanks for the humor and 15 minutes of wasted life. I guess the cashier was feeling the bromance as all of us meaningless customers had to wait in line for Don Quixote to finish his tale.
My turn. As I couldn’t bring myself to tell the story of me hooking up with Brazilian supermodel bombshell Gisele Bundchen to share a 40oz tomahawk steak, loaded baked potatoes for each of us, followed by our evening with a chocolate fountain, I placed my order with the disinterested cashier. You know, «what’s in the bullet proof monk coffee?». «Coffee and some stuff». «How’s the Bulgogi burrito?» «I like it».
20 minutes later, the «food» arrives.
Bulgogi burrito — beef marinated in a soy, tomato sauce with wet, vinegary pickled veg so sour it overpowered everything. The rice soaked with vinegar. One of the worst flavor combinations I’ve ever tasted.
Ginger scallion flatbread — As its name implies, ginger infused mayo, red onions, processed chicken and scallions atop a strange cracker crust akin to a saltine minus all salt. A hint of melted cheese here and there. Flavorless and dripping with oil.
Finally, the «Bullet Proof Monk Coffee». Some kind of health craze gone amuck. Butter, yes butter and coconut oil in coffee. Absolutely disgusting. The concoction supposedly to give you more energy and keep you active, probably works since that much liquefied fat will definitely keep you running to the restroom.
«To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe…» Oh wait, what was this review about? Oh well…

I like trying unique restaurants, and Buddha Belly Deli is one restaurant I would consider good for trying once.
It is decent Asian fusion and does a good job combining ingredients from various East Asian cuisines. However most of the dishes end up being so salty that it’s difficult to discern the combination of flavors that the dish intends to bring together. Instead the dishes tend to end up being one salty sandwich.
The Phở Dip uses «Chinese five spice rubbed top sirloin» as their meat, but Phở is Vietnamese and they’re using Chinese meat (?) (this is from their website, by the way). Anyway, the sandwich tasted alright, but the elevated salt content prevented me from appreciating the different ingredients in the dish.
I’m not sure how Asian fusion is supposed to taste, but I would try Buddha Belly Deli once just for the experience and then probably try something else.

So far so good! On my second visit so far. It’s very close to where I was visiting so why not.
The first time I got the phở dip $ 9. It comes with a soup that you dip it in. Would have liked to try this in house but I took it to go so meh. It was better than anticipated. The winner went to the chips that it came with, though. Really liked the seasoning on this :0D!
I also ordered Japanese curry fries $ 6 but I didn’t really care for these. Didn’t like the curry on it at all.
Thai iced tea. Typical. $ 3.50
Second visit. For my drink I got the tropical green tea $ 2.50. Nothing special but not sure if I like the taste of it. Leaves a meh taste on my tongue.
Thai clam chowder $ 3.50. Ooh, surprisingly I liked this. It’s got a bit of spice to it which was a nice kick (I can’t handle spicy very well so this was a «kick» to me). Nice overall appetizer.
Char siu pork roll $ 8. Big sandwich! I couldn’t finish it all. But I didn’t really care for this sandwich overall. I think it’s just cause of me not liking char siu overall but the taste didn’t sit well with me.

This place is very good… but I will say SLIIIIGHTLY over-​hyped. I came on the recommendation of some other Unilocalers (and you are likely to see Unilocalers there when you go… this spot is like the Unilocal Elite secret meetup spot, I think).
I like the ‘asian inspired’ sandwich shop concept… but the offerings that I’ve had just don’t fall into the ‘as good as it gets category’ for me. The ‘Phở Dip’, which seems to be the flagship for the place, is good, but the Phở Au Jus which it is served with, while a unique idea, just doesn’t quite work for me. When i hear ‘Phở’ i think or something very rich in flavor and spices, but this was a little bland for me. I think it’s a really neat concept that just wasn’t executed 100%.
Again… per the 4 star rating, this is a solid choice and I’ll keep coming back… but for my money you’re paying a little bit of a premium here for good stuff you can probably get at half the price on Spring Mountain. Definitely check it out if you’re in the area, though.

I was really excited about trying this place after reading the reviews, but sadly I did not have the same experience as some of our fellow Unilocalers. I tried the Phở dip with chips and the Thai clam chowder while my husband tried the shrimp curry and the Japanese curry fries with an egg.
We both loved the Thai clam chowder– it was delicious with great flavor! I will come back for it and to try another sandwich. He also thoroughly enjoyed his shrimp curry just not the size of the entrée. The flavor was great though!
For the not so good… the Phở dip is ok. If you enjoy spicy sandwiches I’m sure it’s a little better but I’m not a jalapeño fan. I thought the Phở dip was a great idea, just didn’t personally find a lot of flavor in mine.
Our curry fries were cold. Flat out. I don’t understand how you have hot fries and a hot egg with cold cheese under cold curry. The curry had good flavor too it– I’m sure they would be great if it was even lukewarm!
I am going to return to Buddha Belly Deli but I’m sure it will be solo since my husband was so disappointed. He’s definitely pickier than me! There were enough enticing flavors for me to not give up!

Tried the phở dip with Asian slaw, and had tastes of the Thai clam chowder and dragon fries. The phở dip was one of the best sandwiches I have ever eaten. The Thai clam chowder and Asian slaw were excellent and unique. The dragon fries were fine, but nothing special.
If I lived in Henderson (instead of San Diego), I would be eating there every week.

I read all the reviews and they seemed a little mixed but after looking at some of the food pics.. .especially the ghost chili sauce, I had to try this place. :)
yes I am a chili head. I love me some spicy food. my food philosophy is… spicier the better. :)
so they got 1 star for just having the sauce. they call it the bad karma sauce and they only keep it in the back now. you have to request it from the person taking your order. apparently a lot of ppl wasted the sauce by trying it and throwing it out since they could not handle it.…boo! no wasting the yummy sauce!!! lol :) btw the sauce was delicious. if u think that a thai chili is spicy… dont waste your taste buds on this. .if u think habanero is just right u might want to try this. it was really well balanced. it had hints of sweetness and citrus to balance out the heat of the ghost chili and the scorpion chili that it is made from. totally made my day. :)
onto the food…
On the reccomendation of the person taking my order, I ordered the thai clam chowder. it was not as thick as a normal new england clam chowder.. .it was a little on the watery side but it was still very flavorful. it had chunks of potato and clams in it and with hints of lemongrass running through it all with creaminess from the cococnut milk all worked wonderfully with the bad karma sauce to give me a very flavorful bite.
I also ordered the asian bbq flatbread. I love chinese sausage and jalapeños. It was good with a hint of sweetness from the asian bbq sauce on it but there just wasn’t enough chinese sausage. =/​the bites that I had wiith the chinese sausage were delicious… total 5 stars. …but the rest of the flatbread with no chinese sausage was just that a flat bread with cheese. kind of disappointing. dont get me wrong it was good flatbread… but without the chinese sausage it was just flat bread.
my bf got the chicken katsu club sandwich… he gave it a solid ⁴⁄₅ stars. i had piece of the bacon off of the sandiwch and it was thick cut and not too salty like a lot of bacon can be. he also the house made chips in furikake and it was delicious!!! perfectly crispy! I could’ve eaten a whole plate of these.
overall with the service and the quailty of food that I got… I had to give them 4 stars. I am looking foward to coming back and trying more items. everything on the menu looked delicious. I just hope that the asian flavor is more pronounced in their other menu items.

Went on Sunday 12−13−15 at 6pm. Sat in the car for a few minutes confused because the writing on the door says they close at 5 but the lights were on and there were people inside ordering. A quick trip inside to ask their hours revealed they are open til 9 tonight but the hours are changing next week. Weird but understandable. I have been wanting to try this place since I sampled their chowder at the redline rendezvous Unilocal event.
$ 35.03 got us a phở dip, fried brussel sprouts, korean chicken wings, two small fountain drinks, a thai chowder, and some potato salad.
I watched the runner take my chowder to another table and after they denied ordering it he took it back to the window and it sat there for a few minutes before he finally brought it over. I suppose he didn’t think I noticed. It was just as good as I remembered though. Kinda reminds me of tom yum soup with potatoes, clams, and swine. It really hit the spot on this cold night.
Sweet and sour korean chicken wings were promising at first because they had a crispy outside and very good flavor but were full of raw yellow fat which I can’t stand at all. I really did like the outside which was sticky and sweet but spicy and wonderful.
Brussel sprouts were cooked perfectly but were drenched in some kind of odd seasoning that ruined it. If they would just cut the amount of seasoning in half they would be good.
Pastry case was completely empty… not sure if you have to get there early to have the privilege of eating them or not.
Bathroom could use a cleaning. There was a ball of hair stuck to the toilet and black marks all over the bottom of it. The sink had calcium and lime buildup on the base of the faucet which made it look dirty.
Husband liked the phở dip. I like the paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling. I also liked the fountain jones soda. It is definitely worth a trip but I do not want to eat there again. It was good but not crave-​worthy if that makes sense.

Oh my goodness, where do I start? Thanks to the amazing Unilocal reviews, my bestie and I had to try this place out on our lunch break. We were so glad we did! With BBD being a mere 4 minutes away from our office, this will now be our Friday lunch hangout.
**Tip** If you have a 30 minute lunch, it would be best to order ahead, as the food does take a little time to come out.
The ambiance of the restaurant is perfect. Red walls with hanging lanterns and Buddha decorations, super cute.
There is a Jones soda fountain machine, which is exciting enough.
I ordered the Phở Dip sandwich which is literally phở on bread! The beef was delicious and perfectly seasoned. With bean sprouts, jalapenos, a delicious mustard type sauce, and yummy phở broth for dipping. I got the dragon breath fries as my side, perfect blend of garlic and chili, delish!
My friend got the sloppy joe fries which are red curry short ribs and cheese on top of shoestring fries. I tried one and yes, amazing.
We will definitely be back here weekly, if not more, to knock out everything on the menu. 2 thumbs up and 5 stars, wish there was an option to give more stars.

What happened Buddha Belly? I came here a couple of months ago and gave a 5, after my last meal here I don’t know if they deserve even 3 stars.
Katsu Curry: A plate of katsu with curry poured over it (Japanese style), a sunny side up egg on top and a mound of rice off to the side. It was WEIRD. The katsu and curry didn’t taste good without the egg, but at the same time the egg didn’t go with it. The meat of the katsu was fine, but the taste of the curry was off. And the rice was dry– an absolute turn off for my Japanese self. I think calling it katsu curry was misleading. Maybe change the name to katsu with curry? Or katsu with curry sauce? It just wasn’t what I expected.
The bbq flat bread… Cheap tasting bbq sauce on some pita bread with asian pork on top? It was so bad that we each only took a bite. It was pretty unedible.
The dragon flies were A LOT spicier than the first time I had them. The girl warned me they were spicy, but she didn’t tell me my mouth would die. I’m not a weakling when it comes to spice, but I couldn’t get through a quarter of these fries without tearing up and needing to drink down multiple cups of water.
Maybe I just didn’t order the right things… The shrimp po-​boy that I had before was good… What happened to the rest of your menu, guys? :(

I’ve been meaning to try this place out since last year, but since I’m never really in Henderson (or in the area of this place) I never found the time until recently.
Now the concept of this place is pretty cool — Asian inspired food. However, I wasn’t as impressed as some other Unilocalers.
I ordered the Chicken Katsu Club and my boyfriend ordered the Curry Katsu Plate. My sandwich was good, but nothing «amaze-​balls» or memorable. It came with chips, which I can never complain about. My boyfriend found his kimchi to be on the soggy side. He said it felt like they just had the cabbage soaking, it might be a personal preference for him to have it crunchy tho. I do have to say I was a BIG fan of the Japanese Curry fries. As I stated earlier, I love chips which are mainly made from potatoes so in the transitive property — I LOVE fries. It reminded me of the Garbage Fries at Park which I’M ABSOLUTELY A FAN OF.
I might have to do an updated review when I come back and try something else on the menu. I might have played it too safe with something I was way too familiar with. I’m thinking of trying their phở sandwich when I give this place another go. However, as of right now… It’s a solid 3 stars only because I wouldn’t find myself going out of my way to eat here.

On our way to kohl’s we needed to get something to eat, so we stopped here because of the close proximity. I was a little worried that it was a vegetarian type of place because of the name, which wouldn’t have deterred me… but my BF needs meat!
We were presently surprised that there is in fact, meat on the menu! There were some food items that reminded me of home (hawaii), but not your typical Hawaiian plate lunch type of meals (protein, two scoops rice, and mac salad). Which was good, because I rarely eat all of the starch!
I chose the phở dip sandwich and my BF had the kal bi pizza. My sandwich was very delicious and tasty! The meat was soft and the dipping soup was a more subtle version of phở. I totally thought the phở soup was super spicy, until I opened the other half of my sandwich and saw thin slices of jalapeños on top… no wonder my mouth was burning!
My BF’s pizza was also good — it was more of a flat bread type of pizza and the cheese was the best cheese topping in a pizza I ever had! IDK why, but it was soo good!
Service was excellent, our cashier was friendly and my BF got to talking with whom I think is the owner, who’s originally from Hawaii too!
You have to try this place! It’s sooo yummy! Also, the bathroom was super clean!
ps: I think it’s called Buddha Belly Deli because if you keep eating here, you could end up with a Buddha belly! But, for some reason… the choices seemed healthy to me, or more health than a Hawaiian plate lunch :)

I’ll start my review with a warning: If you’re on some sort of diet, don’t eat here. They give you a ton of food here and all of it is anti-​healthy. You’re gonna develop your very own Buddha Belly if you keep eating this stuff. I swear my love handles are growing as I type this.
All this food doesn’t come cheaply of course. It’s actually very pricey. I spent about $ 24 here today (including tip) for my Sloppy Joe, Japanese Curry Fries w/​egg, and a fountain drink. I would normally be Ok with that if the food justified it but…
Everyone knows I’m a tough critic when it comes to Asian food. It takes a lot for me to go ape-​shit. I thought the Japanese Curry Fries had a very «odd» taste. I’ve been thinking for the past hour or so on the right word to describe the taste but I just can’t put my finger on it. It doesn’t taste like Japanese curry, doesn’t taste like fries. The egg tasted like an egg however.
The Sloppy Joe also had an «interesting» taste. Now I want to be as fair as possible, so I’m gonna say that it could be just my personal taste that is not accepting this food. The person next to me (who wasn’t Asian… Don’t know if that matters) told the server that his sandwich was the best he’s ever had. So… the fairest thing I could possibly say is try it for yourself. It’s definitely worth one visit.

Yum! For quite a while I have heard how good this place is and I finally got to try it yesterday.
I ordered the vegan falafel wrap with cole slaw and it was amazing. The young lady working the counter was super friendly and helpful when I told her I don’t eat animal products.
The down side: they have Jones Soda on tap and I drank so much I got a bellyache
Can’t wait to go back!

OMG!!! This is one of the best sandwich places I have ever had in Vegas.
I didn’t think that all the hype that was on Unilocal could be that true. THIS PLACE IS A MUST TRY.
Don’t pass it up, the owners are the nicest people ever and you can’t pass up a great sandwich place.
Anybody who ever comes to Las Vegas this will be the first place that I will bring them to!

Meaning to check this one out for awhile. Originally BBD only had one location, but has since expanded to Henderson. While I was out in H-​Town I stopped by for a tasty lunch after a mani/​pedi session.
I ordered exactly what have been thinking about ever since I saw the first reviews of BBD — The Phở Dip. As you can tell by my rating, it did not disappoint. This fresh take on regular phở was damn good. Sandwiched between pieces of nice, white, fluffy baguette you get top sirloin beef, bean sprouts, red onion, basil, and a Chinese mustard. You also get cilantro, but I asked for them to leave it out. And then… you get the phở (soup/​broth) which is used as your au jus. Brilliant! And actually, better than a regular French Dip? I mean don’t get me wrong, I LOVE a French dip, and obviously the au jus of each offers different tastes, BUT man the Phở dip was amazing.
You also get the choice of fries or slaw that has a peanut sauce base. I went with the slaw — great choice! So tasty and different. Although I was told the fries are homemade as well, so I am sure they are jus as good.
I love the condiment bar with their varying sauce and they offer cool lemon water for dining in as well.
The place is on the smaller side, but it is clean and service is attentive, even though they don’t really have a server per say — the cashier checked on me during my meal to ask how it was and offered me a to go container without me having to ask.
Overall I wish this place were closer to me, because I would certainly be back more often.

While visiting my buddy in Henderson we decided to check this place out. Of course thanks to Unilocal for telling me where to eat.
I got the chicken katsu club and the Japanese Curry Fries. First off, the sandwich itself was huge then they added handfuls of chips next it. First bite I tasted the juiciness of the katsu which was very good mad not dried out like most places but the biggest downfall was the sauce. I couldn’t taste anything!
I’ll give the PHO sandwich a try next…
The Japanese Curry Fries were amazing. Who would’ve thought by adding Japanese curry and an egg on top of a bed of fries would be delicious? Bless their soul lol!
I’ll be sure to try this place out again for sure!

I first stopped in a few weeks ago and ordered the much loved phở dip and house made furikake chips. I really like how BBD is decorated inside with the dark wood floors, dark tables and asian decorations. The service was fine, I was greeted as I walked in and had a short wait for my sandwich. I know I am in the minority but I thought the phở dip was just ok. The roast beef was good but I just didn’t think it was anything extraordinary. The chips were ok also, a little greasy though.
I usually like to give a business a second chance if I didn’t enjoy my first visit, which I did for BBD. I went back today and tried the chicken katsu club, again with the housemade furikake chips. Maybe my expecations were just too high from all the other reviews but again it was just ok. The chicken was overcooked and slightly dry and the panko had little flavor. The chips this time tasted a little too fishy for my taste.
I also think it is priced a little too high. Sandwiches are $ 8 – 9 and flatbreads are $ 10 – 12. I am glad so many others like it here and wish them the best of luck. Unfortunately it just didn’t do it for me :(